How Memory Works

Or, a hypersimplistic intro to neural networks

👋 Hey there! Welcome to a new edition of The Sunday Wisdom! My name is Abhishek. I read a lot of books, think a lot of things, and this is where I dump my notes and (so called) learnings.

I mostly write to educate myself; this is kind of my Feynman Technique in action. But if you like my writing, I would say this little hobby of mine just became a bit more purposeful. The latest two editions are always free. The rest are available to paid subscribers. Now… time for the mandatory plug!

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Alright! On to this week’s essay. It’s about 3,050 words.

Before I begin, I must say that you can expect to look forward to a couple of neuroscience-y essays in the next few weeks, because that’s mostly what I’ve been reading (and h…